The band's greatest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. Their first album, 1980's On Through the Night, reached the Top 15 in the UK but received little notice elsewhere. Their second album, 1981's High 'n' Dry, was produced by Mutt Lange, who helped them begin to define their melodic hard rock style, and the album's most popular track "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" became one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982, but the album only reached the Top 30 and 40 in the UK and US. Def Leppard's next studio album, Pyromania, was released in January 1983, with "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages" both topping the US Rock Tracks chart and reaching the top 20 of the Hot 100. Reaching No. 2 on the US album chart, Pyromania was certified Diamond in the US and 7Ă platinum in Canada and reached the top 20 in the UK but did not sell much elsewhere.
Def Leppard's fourth album, the more pop-oriented Hysteria (1987), topped the UK, US, New Zealand, Canadian, Australian and Norway charts. It also went to No. 2 in Sweden and No. 10 in Germany without any Top 50 singles in those countries. It has been certified 12Ă platinum for sales in the US and 13Ă platinum in Canada, selling over 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. The album spawned six Top 20 US singles, including the US Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Love Bites" (went Top 10 in several other countries including No. 2 in NZ), alongside "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (US No. 2), "Hysteria", "Armageddon It" (No. 2 in NZ), "Animal" (at No. 6, the biggest UK hit), and "Rocket" (a Top 15 hit in many countries). Hysteria had four Top 10 hits in New Zealand.
Their next studio album, Adrenalize (their first following the death of guitarist Steve Clark), reached No. 1 on the UK, US, NZ, Canadian and Australian charts in 1992, while going Top 10 in Sweden and Germany. It contained several hits, including the US Rock Tracks chart-topper, "Let's Get Rocked", which became their biggest hit in several countries, including No. 2 in the UK, No. 3 in Canada and Switzerland, and the Top 20 in Sweden and Germany. The third single, "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad", was a Top 15 song in the US, UK and Canada. Adrenalize went on to sell over 8 million copies worldwide. Their 1993 album, Retro Active, contained the acoustic Top 5 North American hit "Two Steps Behind". Their greatest hits album Vault, released in 1995, featured the UK No. 2 hit "When Love & Hate Collide" and reached the Top 10 in several countries, going 5Ă platinum in the US. Beginning with Slang, Def Leppard released five albums between 1996 and 2008, with most usually reaching the Top 15 in several countries, including the UK, US and Canada. Their self-titled album was released in 2015 and reached the Top 10 in several countries. The band's newest studio album, Diamond Star Halos was released in May 2022 and reached the Top 10 in the US, the UK and Australia.
As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and have two albums with RIAA diamond certification: Pyromania and Hysteria, making them one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling more than 10 million copies in the US. The band were ranked No. 31 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and ranked No. 70 in "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Def Leppard were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
Studio albums
On Through the Night (1980)
High 'n' Dry (1981)
Pyromania (1983)
Hysteria (1987)
Adrenalize (1992)
Slang (1996)
Euphoria (1999)
X (2002)
Yeah! (2006)
Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
Def Leppard (2015)
Diamond Star Halos (2022)
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Def Leppard Lyrics
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Let's spend some time together
I'm gonna be what's on your mind
Look in my eye's they're calling
I need your love to fall in
If you could just give me a sign
I can't get over now
I can't get over this feeling, I feel
[Chorus]
Now,right now
It's the fire inside you
Feels like I feel
NOW,right now
Deep inside me
Deep inside me
I'm tired of make believin', I'm lost and barely breathin'
I'm on the ceiling help me down, yeah
I'll be the risk your takin'
And I won't rest until your mine, oh
I want to show you baby
I want to show you now
I want to tell you this feeling I feel
[Chorus]
I can't get over this feeling I feel right now
Yeah.
Now,right now
Let the fire inside you
Burn like I burn
[Chorus]
Deep inside
Deep inside me
Deep inside me
Deep inside
The song Now by Def Leppard is about a person who is trying to connect with someone they're attracted to. The lyrics convey a desperate desire to know the person better and spend time with them. The singer asks for a sign of interest from the other person, promising to be the person on their mind. They express frustration with not being able to get over the attraction and feelings they have for them. The chorus repeats the idea of "now," emphasizing the urgency and passion of the singer's desires.
The lyrics of the song convey a sense of longing and desperation that many people can relate to. The singer is willing to take risks to be with the object of their desire and has a burning desire for them. They are tired of pretending and want to be honest about their feelings. The repetition of "now" in the chorus highlights the immediacy of their emotions and the need for action.
Overall, the song captures the intense emotions of infatuation and the yearning for connection.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to know you better
I desire to know more about you and establish a deeper relationship with you
Let's spend some time together
I suggest we invest time and effort in being together and learning more about each other
I'm gonna be what's on your mind
I aim to capture your attention and be in your thoughts constantly
Look in my eye's they're calling
My eyes are a reflection of my emotions and they are urging you towards me
I need your love to fall in
I require your affection to feel complete and content
If you could just give me a sign
If you would just indicate whether you share my feelings or not
I can't get over baby
I cannot stop thinking about you
I can't get over now
I cannot overcome my infatuation with you
I can't get over this feeling, I feel
I cannot overcome the emotions and sensations that you evoke in me
Now,right now
At this moment, exactly now
It's the fire inside you
It is the passion and drive that emanates from you
Feels like I feel
It feels identical to the way I feel
Deep inside me
In the depths of my being, in a place that is profound and meaningful
I'm tired of make believin', I'm lost and barely breathin'
I am weary of pretending, I feel disoriented and suffocated
I'm on the ceiling help me down, yeah
I feel enraptured and overwhelmed, I need to descend from this high
I'll be the risk your takin'
I am willing to be the gamble you take in matters of the heart
And I won't rest until your mine, oh
I will not give up until I have won your love and affection
I want to show you baby
I wish to demonstrate my affection for you, my darling
I want to show you now
I want to demonstrate my feelings to you, immediately
I want to tell you this feeling I feel
I want to express the intensity of the emotions that you trigger in me
Let the fire inside you
Allow the passion and drive that lies within you to emerge and shine
Burn like I burn
Burn with the same fervor and intensity that I do
Deep inside me
At the core of my being, in the most significant and meaningful part of me
Deep inside me
Buried within me, in a place that is profound and lasting
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RICHARD ALISTAIR ALLEN, VIVIAN PATRICK CAMPBELL, PHILIP COLLEN, JOSEPH ELLIOTT, MARTI FREDRIKSEN, RICHARD SAVAGE
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Deep Space Explorer
Perfect evolution of the greatest rock band in history. Not stuck in the past and yet remaining true to their identity while not trying to be something THEY AINT...
they have done that from their very first album ON THROUGH THE NIGHT all the way to this very day..
They have changed while ramaining the same..
I LOVE DEF LEPPARD...
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Thank You So Very Much
I want to know you better
Let's spend some time together
I'm gonna be what's on your mind
Look in my eye's they're calling
I need your love to fall in
If you could just give me a sign
I can't get over baby
I can't get over now
I can't get over this feeling, I feel
Now, right now
It's the fire inside you
Feels like I feel
NOW, right now
Deep inside me
Deep inside me
I'm tired of make believin', I'm lost and barely breathin'
I'm on the ceiling help me down, yeah
I'll be the risk your takin'
And I won't rest until your mine, oh
I want to show you baby
I want to show you now
I want to tell you this feeling I feel
I can't get over this feeling I feel right now
Yeah.
Now, right now
Let the fire inside you
Burn like I burn
Now, right now
It's the fire inside you
Feels like I feel
NOW, right now
Deep inside me
Deep inside me
Deep inside
Deep inside me
Deep inside me
Deep inside
Tammy Lamp
Been listening to Def-leppard since the 80's, Love them, they rock
Brandi Reynolds
Started listening to DL in the late 70âs for me⊠â€
Michael L
A very underrated song from their catalog, and one that I wish had become a regular staple for their live shows.
Dubs
Love this song, and the video, and..Joe's hair!
Emin
Def Leppard is a sound of their own which is what makes them among the great rock bands of all time!
Maverick74
This for me is the most underrated album DF had put out. The critics called it a pop album and it was anything but good old DF .. thereâs not a song on this album that I didnât like. I think it was a masterpiece of writing. Great album
Cindy Imhoff
Totally agree!!
james allen
I think this is a beautiful song and it's painful to see it as a underrated song.
Andrei Aciobanitei
Such gifted songwriters. And you hear all these know-it-all rockers/metalheads putting them down for albums like Hysteria or Adrenalize. Unbelievable. Top notch songwriting is what separated this band from tens of others.
ERIC GONZALES
You are so on it. Wayne Hector and is awesome with Long Long Way To Go